NocoBase vs Teable (2026): which should you pick?

Pick NocoBase if

• Fits if you have someone who can run a server and want to own the data
• Works for agencies that deliver systems to clients and don't want per-seat fees

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a hosted service, as the listing offers self-hosting only
• Not for you if nobody on your team can maintain a server
• Pricey if you need Studio, advanced approvals or SSO, all on the $8,000 Professional licence
• Watch out: an older NocoBase page still shows an $800 Standard edition the current page doesn't, and renewal cost after year one isn't stated

Pick Teable if

• Fits if you want an Airtable-style database you can host on your own servers
• Works for pulling structured fields out of receipts, contracts and resumes with AI fields

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying on the free cloud plan, which stops at 1,000 rows and 200 one-time AI credits
• Pricey if you pay monthly, at $24 a seat against $13 billed yearly
• Skip it if you hoped to self-host for free with automations, as those and the AI need a paid licence
• Watch out: a self-hosted licence is pre-paid and can't be changed, downgraded or refunded once issued
• Watch out: every Owner, Creator and Editor is a paid seat, and there are no phone or desktop apps

NocoBase

• Self-hosted only: you run the servers, models and agents, and pay those providers yourself.
• An older NocoBase 2 pricing page still lists a $800 Standard edition, which the current pricing page does not show.
• Studio, advanced approvals and enterprise SSO need the $8,000 Professional edition.
• Upgrades and support are included for 1 year with each paid license; the page does not state what a renewal costs.

Teable

• Free cloud spaces stop at 1,000 rows, 1 GB of attachments and 100 automation runs a month, and the 200 AI credits do not refill.
• Every Owner, Creator and Editor takes a paid seat on Pro and Business; Commenters and Viewers are free.
• The free self-hosted Community Edition has no automation or AI features; those need a paid self-hosted license.
• A self-hosted license is pre-paid and cannot be modified, downgraded or refunded once its key has been issued.

NocoBase

Core building blocks

Core provides over 20 ready blocks, including permissions, workflows, files and notifications, so builders write only business-specific logic.

Databases and external sources

Core runs on SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server or Oracle and can connect existing databases as external data sources.

Permissions and SSO

Role-based access covers pages, actions and data, with the same rules applied to people and agents. SAML and LDAP SSO is a paid feature.

Studio for agent teams

Studio connects Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode as an agent team with checks, review and human sign-off before every merge.

Solution apps

Ready apps such as NocoCRM, NocoITAM and NocoReach are built on Core, are free and open source, and run on your own servers.

Own your data and models

Code and data stay in your repositories and on your servers, and you pay your chosen model and agent providers directly.

Teable

Grid, form, kanban, gallery and calendar

Records are edited in a spreadsheet-like grid or shown as kanban cards, an image gallery or a calendar. Form views collect submissions and save each one as a new record.

Linked records and formulas

Link-to-record, lookup and rollup fields connect tables and summarize related records, and formula fields calculate from other fields. A button field starts an automation from a record.

AI fields and AI chat

AI fields turn record data into summaries, tags, scores, translations or extracted values. The Cuppy chat sidebar analyzes the current table, view, selected records or files in plain language.

App Builder

Turns Teable data into apps, dashboards, portals and custom interfaces from a chat prompt. The Business plan adds a custom app domain and GitHub sync for the app's code.

Automations

Workflows start from record changes, form submissions, schedules, webhooks, button clicks or incoming email, and can run scripts, call HTTP APIs and send email. Monthly runs are capped by plan.

Connect and migrate

The AI chat can import data from Airtable, Baserow, NocoDB, SmartSuite and Smartsheet, and project data from Jira, Asana, monday.com or ClickUp, keeping fields and relationships.

NocoBase

• Community$0

  Open-source Core and every Solution app, which you host yourself, with docs and community support.

• Professional$8,000

  one-time, perpetual license with 1 year of upgrades and support

  Adds Studio, advanced approvals, enterprise SSO and one deployment done by the NocoBase team.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds clustering, multi-tenant and multi-app setups, audit logs, air-gapped delivery and priority support; also a one-time license.

Teable

• Free$0

  For individuals: 1,000 rows and 1 GB of attachments per space, 100 automation runs a month, and 200 one-time credits for AI chat, AI fields and the app builder.

• Self-hosted Community$0

  Open-source edition under AGPL-3.0 for your own servers, with no row or storage limits but without automation and AI features.

• Pro$13

  per seat / month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly)

  250,000 rows, 10 GB of attachments, 25,000 automation runs a month, 2,000 AI credits per seat and all field types.

• Business$20

  per seat / month, billed yearly ($36 billed monthly)

  1,000,000 rows, 100 GB of attachments, 100,000 automation runs, 3,000 credits per seat, SSO, the authority matrix and custom app domains.

• Self-hosted Business$20

  per seat / month, billed yearly ($36 billed monthly)

  Pre-paid seat license with no row or storage limits: unlimited automation runs, AI features, SSO, audit logs and the admin panel.

NocoBase

• Lifetime license

  One-time perpetual license

  Professional is $8,000 once, with a perpetual license and 1 year of upgrades and support; Enterprise is a custom-quoted one-time license.

Teable

• Annual discount

  Save 44% with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as saving 44%: Pro is shown at $13 per seat a month billed yearly against $24 billed monthly, and Business at $20 against $36.